optative

• (abbreviation, grammar): opt.

From Middle French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, a calque of Ancient Greek εὐκτική (euktikḗ, “related to wishing”), from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒptətɪv/, /ɒpˈteɪtɪv/
• Hyphenation: op‧ta‧tive
• Rhymes: -eɪtɪv

optative (not comparable)

1. Expressing a wish or a choice.

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2. (grammar) Related or pertaining to the optative mood.

optative (plural optatives)

1. (grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English does not have inflectional optative forms.
2. (grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.

• optatively

• subjunctive

optative

1. feminine singular of optatif

optātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of optātīvus